Gyeonggi Fire Department Operates 119 Water Rescue Team Until End of August... 300 Personnel Deployed to 50 Locations

Cho Sun-ho, Head of the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, is visiting the Citizen Lifeguard Team to encourage the personnel and inspect the site.

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters will operate a '119 Citizen Water Rescue Team' consisting of about 300 members at 50 locations including rivers, streams, valleys, and lakes within the province until the end of next month.

The Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced on the 9th that, in addition to existing major summer resorts, they have designated additional locations where water-related accidents have occurred within the past three years or where safety concerns exist. They plan to deploy an average of 115 members of the 119 Citizen Water Rescue Team daily to conduct life-saving operations as well as preemptive risk elimination activities. To this end, they selected 361 rescue team members, including those holding water rescue-related certifications, volunteer firefighters, and volunteers, to form the 119 Citizen Water Rescue Team.

The rescue team will also conduct two daily mobile patrols at 80 safety-vulnerable areas that have rivers, lakes, or recreational sites where water play accidents are a concern.

In addition, they will carry out life-saving activities using firefighting drones and broadcast emergency evacuation announcements targeting dangerous areas.

Cho Sun-ho, head of the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, stated, "This year as well, we will operate the 119 Citizen Water Rescue Team to prevent water play safety accidents and respond swiftly to emergencies. We also plan to strengthen the promotion of water safety rules by operating free rental stations for 119 life jackets and conducting campaigns encouraging their use."

Meanwhile, last year, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters formed 414 members of the 119 Citizen Water Rescue Team across five fire stations and operated them for two months during July and August.

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